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CVE-2016-6513

Published: Aug 06, 2016 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
5.9
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
4.3 MODERATE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V3
5.9 MODERATE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6513
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/399.html

epan/dissectors/packet-wbxml.c in the WBXML dissector in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.5 does not restrict the recursion depth, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

Affected Software 

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Wireshark Wireshark 2.0.0 (including) 2.0.0 (including)
Wireshark Wireshark 2.0.1 (including) 2.0.1 (including)
Wireshark Wireshark 2.0.2 (including) 2.0.2 (including)
Wireshark Wireshark 2.0.3 (including) 2.0.3 (including)
Wireshark Wireshark 2.0.4 (including) 2.0.4 (including)
Wireshark Ubuntu bionic *
Wireshark Ubuntu trusty *
Wireshark Ubuntu upstream *
Wireshark Ubuntu xenial *

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